Thill coupling



(No Model,

B- H. LAND- THILL GOUPLING.

Patented Nov. 3, 1885.

lmlllm 'UNITED STATES ATENT rtree.

BENJAMIN H. LAND, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

THlLL-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 329,572, dated November 3, 1885.

Application tiled May l2, 1885. Serial No. 165,266.

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, B. H. LAND, of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Anti-Rattlers, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to an anti-rattler for buggy and other shafts. Heretoforegum cushions have been used, which are objectionable on account of having to remove the shafts in order to insert them,and occupying too much time in adapting them.

The object of myinvention is to provide an anti-rattler, which can be easily and quickly applied without taking off shafts or unscrewing any bolts.

The invention consists in the combining of iron, gum, and brass, and its particular con-- strut-tion and arrangement, as specified. The combination of rubber, leather, and iron, as used heretofore, is objectionable on account of the leather being affected by rain or water, and the friction of the thill ou the leather being so great that it tears the leather away and destroys the utility of the combination.

The advantage accruing from the use of brass in place ofthe leather is readily apparent, inasmuch as there is but little friction on the brass and it is not affected by the weather, thus adding to its durability.

Although brass is mentioned in the foregoing specification, I do not confine myself to its use. Any other not readily oxidizable metal may be used.

In the accompanying drawings, in which vsimilar letters ot' reference indicatelike parts,

Figure l is a central section of a device em- (No modcl bodying my invention. Fig. 2 is the perspective of gum cushion with brass and iron T, attached by the rivet C. Fig. 3 is the perspective of wooden wedge, which is driven in behind the iron T B, with gum and brass attached, as shown in Fig. 1,with iron T B bent over it. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the end of shaft and part ot' axle with the combined gum cushion inserted, with wooden wedge in the space between the buggy-clip E and the end of the shaft-thill F.

The operation of the device is as follows: The iron T B,with gum and brass attached, is dropped into the space D, between the shaftthill F and the axle clip E, with the brass side next to the shaftthill F. The wooden wedge A is then driven in behind theiron T B, after which the top of the iron T is bent over the wooden wedge A,which secures it in its position, as shown in Fig. 4.

l. In an anti shaft-rattler, the combination of the brass and rubber cushion D, riveted to the T-iron B, with the iron B and wedge A inserted with thick end upward, and held in place by the head of B turning back over it, substantially as set forth.

2. The anti shaft-rattler, consisting of the brass and rubber cushion and T-irou riveted together, and wedge A, inserted between the T-iron and the axle and held in place by the head of the T-iron being bent over, substantially as set forth.

BENJAMIN H. LAND.

W itnesses C. W. K. PHIrPs, EDWARD W. WooLLnY. 

